3.1.5
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.5
प्रथमेऽश्रवणादिति चेन् न ता एव ह्युपपत्तेः
prathame 'śravaṇād iti cen na tā eva hy upapatteḥ
The line
If you say that in first, because of aśravaṇa (अश्रवण), no, the state of being that just, of a fitting.
Where it sits
In Brahma Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. Sādhana (साधन). The means: who is fit, what is meditated on, and the soul's path. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: prathame (प्रथमे) + aśravaṇād (अश्रवणाद्) + iti (इति) + cen (चेन्) + na (न) + tā (ता) + eva (एव) + hy (ह्य्) + upapatteḥ (उपपत्तेः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prathame (प्रथमे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | first |
| aśravaṇād (अश्रवणाद्) | ablative singular | aśravaṇa (अश्रवण) |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cen (चेन्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tā (ता) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| upapatteḥ (उपपत्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a fitting |
The phrases
prathame (प्रथमे) is first. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. aśravaṇād (अश्रवणाद्) is aśravaṇa (अश्रवण). It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. cen (चेन्) is if you say. cet before n. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
tā (ता) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. upapatteḥ (उपपत्तेः) is a fitting. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prathame (प्रथमे) and aśravaṇād (अश्रवणाद्).